Fiber-reinforced polymers in freeform structures: a review

A Moskaleva, A Safonov, E Hernández-Montes - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
This article is a survey discussing the application of fiber-reinforced polymer composites in
freeform structures and their impact on the design and shape generation process. The …

[HTML][HTML] Bending-active formwork systems for concrete shells–A classification and state-of-the-art review

L Scheder-Bieschin, T Van Mele, P Block - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Concrete shells with informed structural geometry allow for material-efficient and reduced
embodied carbon structures. However, their construction is typically inefficient, uneconomic …

Static stability analysis of steel single-layer spherical latticed shells with and without roofing systems

WAH Mashrah, B Rima, H Liu, Z Chen, B Fu - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigated the static stability behaviours of H-shaped beam steel single-layer
reticulated shells with and without roofing systems by proposing a new verified numerical …

[HTML][HTML] A prototype low-carbon segmented concrete shell building floor system

R Oval, M Nuh, E Costa, OA Madyan, J Orr… - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete shell structures offer a mechanically efficient solution as a building floor system to
reduce the environmental impact of our buildings. Although the curved geometry of shells …

Exploring the three-dimensional space with modular concrete shells: Form-finding, design and structural analysis

A De Coster, L De Laet, T Tysmans - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Thin concrete shells can span large distances thanks to their structural efficiency, following
the optimum force flow. Despite the efficient use of material of well-designed shells, their …

Recent developments in bending-active structures

J Lienhard, C Gengnagel - Proceedings of IASS annual …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Active-bending was established as a new Study Group within the IASS Working Group
15,“Structural Morphology Group”(SMG) in 2012 at the IASS conference in Seoul. Starting …

Form-finding for free-curved reinforced concrete shell structure considering structural performance and construction formwork

T Kimura, S Hayashi, T Muto, K Yamasaki, Y Sakai… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
A computational approach for free-curved reinforced concrete (RC) shells that
simultaneously considers structural performance and associated construction strategy is …

[HTML][HTML] A bending-active gridshell as falsework and integrated reinforcement for a ribbed concrete shell with textile shuttering: Design, engineering, and construction …

L Scheder-Bieschin, S Bodea, M Popescu, T Van Mele… - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a formwork system consisting of a bending-active gridshell that
simultaneously serves as falsework and integrated reinforcement for realising a ribbed …

Flexible digital manufacturing of timber construction: the design and fabrication of a free-form nexorade

R Mesnil, T Gobin, L Demont, P Margerit… - Construction …, 2023 - Springer
This article investigates the application of a multi-robotic platform to the fabrication of
complex “free-form” timber structures. A concept of “smart factory”, with a 13-DOF robotic cell …

A Grasshopper Plugin for Finite Element Analysis with Solid Elements and Its Application on Gridshell Nodes

SM Haakonsen, SH Dyvik, M Luczkowski… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Linking architectural models to structural analyses can be demanding and time-consuming,
especially when the architectural models cannot be accurately analysed using readily …